Judges 9

DOUAI-RHEIMS	LXX
1 And Abimelech the son of Jerobaal went to Sichem to his mother's brethren and spoke to them, and to all the kindred of his mother's father, saying:	1 και επορευθη αβιμελεχ υιος ιεροβααλ εις σικιμα προς τους αδελφους της μητρος αυτου και ελαλησεν προς αυτους και προς πασαν την συγγενειαν του οικου της μητρος αυτου λεγων
2 Speak to all the men of Sichem: whether is better for you that seventy men all the sons of Jerobaal should rule over you, or that one man should rule over you? And withal consider that I am your bone, and your flesh.	2 λαλησατε δη εν ωσιν των ανδρων σικιμων ποιον βελτιον εστιν το αρχειν υμων εβδομηκοντα ανδρας παντας υιους ιεροβααλ η κυριευειν υμων ανδρα ενα και μνησθητε οτι σαρξ υμων και οστουν υμων εγω ειμι
3 And his mother's brethren spoke of him to all the men of Sichem, all these words, and they inclined their hearts after Abimelech, saying: He is our brother:	3 και ελαλησαν περι αυτου οι αδελφοι της μητρος αυτου εν τοις ωσιν παντων των ανδρων σικιμων παντας τους λογους τουτους και εκλινεν καρδια αυτων οπισω αβιμελεχ οτι ειπαν αδελφος ημων εστιν
4 And they gave him seventy weight of silver out of the temple of Baalberith: wherewith he hired to himself men that were needy, and vagabonds, and they followed him.	4 και εδωκαν αυτω εβδομηκοντα αργυριου εκ του οικου βααλ διαθηκης και εμισθωσατο εν αυτοις αβιμελεχ ανδρας κενους και θαμβουμενους και επορευθησαν οπισω αυτου
5 And he came to his father's house in Ephra, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerobaal, seventy men, upon one stone: and there remained only Joatham the youngest son of Jerobaal, who was hidden.	5 και εισηλθεν εις τον οικον του πατρος αυτου εις εφραθα και απεκτεινεν τους αδελφους αυτου υιους ιεροβααλ εβδομηκοντα ανδρας επι λιθον ενα και απελειφθη ιωαθαμ υιος ιεροβααλ ο νεωτερος οτι εκρυβη
6 And all the men of Sichem were gathered together, and all the families of the city of Mello: and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak that stood in Sichem.	6 και συνηχθησαν παντες οι ανδρες σικιμων και πας ο οικος μααλλων και επορευθησαν και εβασιλευσαν τον αβιμελεχ εις βασιλεα προς τη βαλανω της στασεως εν σικιμοις
7 This being told to Joatham, he went and stood on the top of mount Garizim: and lifting up his voice, he cried, and said: Hear me, ye men of Sichem, so may God hear you.	7 και ανηγγειλαν τω ιωαθαμ και επορευθη και εστη επι της κορυφης του ορους γαριζιν και επηρεν την φωνην αυτου και εκαλεσεν και ειπεν αυτοις ακουσατε μου ανδρες σικιμων και ακουσαι υμων ο θεος
8 The trees went to anoint a king over them: and they said to the olive tree: Reign thou over us.	8 πορευομενα επορευθησαν τα ξυλα του χρισαι εαυτοις βασιλεα και ειπον τη ελαια βασιλευσον εφ' ημων
9 And it answered: Can I leave my fatness, which both gods and men make use of, to come to be promoted among the trees?	9 και ειπεν αυτοις η ελαια αφεισα την πιοτητα μου ην εν εμοι εδοξασεν ο θεος και ανθρωποι πορευθω αρχειν των ξυλων
10 And the trees said to the fig tree: Come thou and reign over us.	10 και ειπαν τα ξυλα τη συκη δευρο βασιλευσον εφ' ημων
11 And it answered them: Can I leave my sweetness, and my delicious fruits, and go to be promoted among the other trees?	11 και ειπεν αυτοις η συκη αφεισα την γλυκυτητα μου και το γενημα μου το αγαθον πορευθω αρχειν επι ξυλων
12 And the trees said to the vine: Come thou and reign over us.	12 και ειπαν τα ξυλα τη αμπελω δευρο βασιλευσον εφ' ημων
13 And it answered them: Can I forsake my wine, that cheereth God and men, and be promoted among the other trees?	13 και ειπεν αυτοις η αμπελος αφεισα τον οινον μου την ευφροσυνην την παρα του θεου των ανθρωπων πορευθω αρχειν ξυλων
14 And all the trees said to the bramble: Come thou and reign over us.	14 και ειπαν τα ξυλα προς την ραμνον δευρο συ βασιλευσον εφ' ημων
15 And it answered them: If indeed you mean to make me king, come ye and rest under my shadow: but if you mean it not, let fire come out from the bramble, and devour the cedars of Libanus.	15 και ειπεν η ραμνος προς τα ξυλα ει εν αληθεια υμεις χριετε με εις βασιλεα εφ' υμων δευτε πεποιθατε εν τη σκεπη μου και ει μη εξελθοι πυρ εκ της ραμνου και καταφαγοι τας κεδρους του λιβανου
16 Now therefore if you have done well, and without sin in appointing Abimelech king over you, and have dealt well with Jerobaal, and with his house, and have made a suitable return for the benefits of him, who fought for you,	16 και νυν ει εν αληθεια και εν τελειοτητι εποιησατε και εβασιλευσατε τον αβιμελεχ και ει καλως εποιησατε μετα ιεροβααλ και μετα του οικου αυτου και ει κατα το ανταποδομα της χειρος αυτου εποιησατε αυτω
17 And exposed his life to dangers, to deliver you from the hands of Madian,	17 ως επολεμησεν ο πατηρ μου υπερ υμων και ερριψεν την ψυχην αυτου εξ εναντιας και εξειλατο υμας εκ χειρος μαδιαμ
18 And you are now risen up against my father's house, and have killed his sons seventy men upon one stone, and have made Abimelech the son of his handmaid king over the inhabitants of Sichem, because he is your brother:	18 και υμεις επανεστητε επι τον οικον του πατρος μου σημερον και απεκτεινατε τους υιους αυτου εβδομηκοντα ανδρας επι λιθον ενα και εβασιλευσατε τον αβιμελεχ υιον της παιδισκης αυτου επι τους ανδρας σικιμων οτι αδελφος υμων εστιν
19 If therefore you have dealt well, and without fault with Jerobaal, and his house, rejoice ye this day in Abimelech, and may he rejoice in you.	19 και ει εν αληθεια και τελειοτητι εποιησατε μετα ιεροβααλ και του οικου αυτου τη ημερα ταυτη ευλογηθειητε υμεις και ευφρανθειητε εν αβιμελεχ και ευφρανθειη και αυτος εν υμιν
20 But if unjustly: let fire come out from him, and consume the inhabitants of Sichem, and the town of Mello: and let fire come out from the men of Sichem, and from the town of Mello, and devour Abimelech.	20 και ει μη εξελθοι πυρ εξ αβιμελεχ και καταφαγοι τους ανδρας σικιμων και τον οικον μααλλων και ει μη εξελθοι πυρ απο ανδρων σικιμων και εκ του οικου μααλλων και καταφαγοι τον αβιμελεχ
21 And when he had said thus he fled, and went into Bera: and dwelt there for fear of Abimelech his brother.	21 και απεδρα ιωαθαμ και επορευθη εν οδω και εφυγεν εις ραρα και κατωκησεν εκει απο προσωπου αβιμελεχ του αδελφου αυτου
22 So Abimelech reigned over Israel for three years.	22 και ηρξεν αβιμελεχ επι ισραηλ τρια ετη
23 And the Lord sent a very evil spirit between Abimelech and the inhabitants of Sichem: who began to detest him,	23 και εξαπεστειλεν ο θεος πνευμα πονηρον ανα μεσον αβιμελεχ και ανα μεσον των ανδρων σικιμων και ηθετησαν οι ανδρες σικιμων εν τω οικω αβιμελεχ
24 And to leave the crime of the murder of the seventy sons of Jerobaal, and the shedding of their blood upon Abimelech their brother, and upon the rest of the princes of the Sichemites, who aided him.	24 του επαγαγειν την αδικιαν των εβδομηκοντα υιων ιεροβααλ και το αιμα αυτων επιθειναι επι αβιμελεχ τον αδελφον αυτων τον αποκτειναντα αυτους και επι τους ανδρας σικιμων τους κατισχυσαντας τας χειρας αυτου ωστε αποκτειναι τους αδελφους αυτου
25 And they set an ambush against him on the top of the mountains: and while they waited for his coming, they committed robberies, taking spoils of all that passed by: and it was told Abimelech.	25 και εθεντο αυτω οι ανδρες σικιμων ενεδρα επι τας κεφαλας των ορεων και ανηρπαζον παντας τους διαπορευομενους επ' αυτους εν τη οδω και απηγγελη τω αβιμελεχ
26 And Gaal the son of Obed came with his brethren, and went over to Sichem. And the inhabitants of Sichem taking courage at his coming,	26 και ηλθεν γααλ υιος αβεδ και οι αδελφοι αυτου εις σικιμα και επεποιθησαν εν αυτω οι ανδρες σικιμων
27 Went out into the fields, wasting the vineyards, and treading down the grapes: and singing and dancing they went into the temple of their god, and in their banquets and cups they cursed Abimelech.	27 και ηλθον εις αγρον και ετρυγησαν τους αμπελωνας αυτων και κατεπατουν και εποιησαν χορους και εισηλθον εις οικον θεου αυτων και εφαγον και επιον και κατηρωντο τον αβιμελεχ
28 And Gaal the son of Obed cried: Who is Abimelech, and what is Sichem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerobaal, and hath made Zebul his servant ruler over the men of Emor the father of Sichem? Why then shall we serve him?	28 και ειπεν γααλ υιος αβεδ τι εστιν αβιμελεχ και τις εστιν ο υιος συχεμ οτι δουλευσομεν αυτω ουχ ουτος υιος ιεροβααλ και ζεβουλ επισκοπος αυτου δουλος αυτου συν τοις ανδρασιν εμμωρ πατρος συχεμ και τι οτι δουλευσομεν αυτω ημεις
29 Would to God that some man would put this people under my hand, that I might remove Abimelech out of the way. And it was said to Abimelech: Gather together the multitude of an army, and come.	29 και τις δωη τον λαον τουτον εν χειρι μου και μεταστησω τον αβιμελεχ και ερω τω αβιμελεχ πληθυνον την δυναμιν σου και εξελθε
30 For Zebul the ruler of the city, hearing the words of Gaal, the son of Obed, was very angry,	30 και ηκουσεν ζεβουλ ο αρχων της πολεως τους λογους γααλ υιου αβεδ και εθυμωθη οργη
31 And sent messengers privately to Abimelech, saying: Behold Gaal the son of Obed is come into Sichem with his brethren, and endeavoureth to set the city against thee.	31 και απεστειλεν αγγελους προς αβιμελεχ μετα δωρων λεγων ιδου γααλ υιος αβεδ και οι αδελφοι αυτου παραγεγονασιν εις σικιμα και οιδε πολιορκουσιν την πολιν επι σε
32 Arise therefore in the night with the people that is with thee and he hid in the field:	32 και νυν αναστηθι νυκτος συ και ο λαος ο μετα σου και ενεδρευσον εν τω αγρω
33 And betimes in the morning at sun rising set upon the city. And when he shall come out against thee with his people, do to him what thou shalt be able.	33 και εσται το πρωι αμα τω ανατειλαι τον ηλιον και ορθρισεις και εκτενεις επι την πολιν και ιδου αυτος και ο λαος ο μετ' αυτου εκπορευονται προς σε και ποιησεις αυτω καθαπερ εαν ευρη η χειρ σου
34 Abimelech therefore arose with all his army by night, and laid ambushes near Sichem in four places.	34 και ανεστη αβιμελεχ και πας ο λαος ο μετ' αυτου νυκτος και ενηδρευσαν επι σικιμα τεσσαρας αρχας
35 And Gaal the son of Obed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. And Abimelech rose up, and all his army with him from the places of the ambushes.	35 και εγενετο πρωι και εξηλθεν γααλ υιος αβεδ και εστη προς τη θυρα της πυλης της πολεως και ανεστη αβιμελεχ και ο λαος ο μετ' αυτου εκ των ενεδρων
36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul: Behold a multitude cometh down from the mountains. And he answered him: Thou seest the shadows of the mountains as if they were the heads of men, and this is thy mistake.	36 και ειδεν γααλ υιος αβεδ τον λαον και ειπεν προς ζεβουλ ιδου λαος καταβαινων απο των κορυφων των ορεων και ειπεν προς αυτον ζεβουλ την σκιαν των ορεων συ ορας ως ανδρας
37 Again Gaal said: Behold there cometh people down from the middle of the land, and one troop cometh by the way that looketh towards the oak.	37 και προσεθετο ετι γααλ του λαλησαι και ειπεν ιδου λαος καταβαινων κατα θαλασσαν απο του εχομενα του ομφαλου της γης και αρχη μια παραγινεται απο οδου δρυος αποβλεποντων
38 And Zebul said to him: Where is now thy mouth wherewith thou saidst? Who is Abimelech that we should serve him? Is not this the people which thou didst despise? Go out, and fight against him.	38 και ειπεν προς αυτον ζεβουλ που εστιν νυν το στομα σου το λεγον τις εστιν αβιμελεχ οτι δουλευσομεν αυτω ουκ ιδου ουτος εστιν ο λαος ον εξουδενωσας εξελθε νυν και πολεμει προς αυτον
39 So Gaal went out in the sight of the people of Sichem, and fought against Abimelech,	39 και εξηλθεν γααλ απο προσωπου των ανδρων σικιμων και επολεμησεν εν αβιμελεχ
40 Who chased and put him to flight, and drove him to the city: and many were slain of his people, even to the gate of the city:	40 και κατεδιωξεν αυτον αβιμελεχ και εφυγεν απο προσωπου αυτου και επεσον τραυματιαι πολλοι εως θυρων της πολεως
41 And Abimelech sat down in Ruma: but Zebul drove Gaal, and his companions out of the city, and would not suffer them to abide in it.	41 και εκαθισεν αβιμελεχ εν αριμα και εξεβαλεν ζεβουλ τον γααλ και τους αδελφους αυτου του μη οικειν εν σικιμοις
42 So the day following the people went out into the field. And it was told Abimelech.	42 και εγενηθη τη επαυριον και εξηλθεν ο λαος εις το πεδιον και απηγγελη τω αβιμελεχ
43 And he took his army, and divided it into three companies, and laid ambushes in the fields. And seeing that the people came out of the city, he arose and set upon them,	43 και παρελαβεν τον λαον και διειλεν αυτον τρεις αρχας και ενηδρευσεν εν αυτω και ειδεν και ιδου λαος εξηλθεν εκ της πολεως και επανεστη αυτοις και επαταξεν αυτους
44 With his own company, assaulting and besieging the city: whilst the two other companies chased the enemies that were scattered about the field.	44 και αβιμελεχ και αι αρχαι αι μετ' αυτου εξεταθησαν και εστησαν παρα την πυλην της πολεως και αι δυο αρχαι εξεχυθησαν επι παντας τους εν τω αγρω και επαταξεν αυτους
45 And Abimelech assaulted the city all that day: and took it, and killed the inhabitants thereof, and demolished it, so that he sowed salt in it.	45 και αβιμελεχ επολεμει εν τη πολει ολην την ημεραν εκεινην και κατελαβοντο την πολιν και τον λαον τον εν αυτη ανειλεν και την πολιν καθειλεν και εσπειρεν αυτην αλας
46 And when they who dwelt in the tower of Sichem had heard this, they went into the temple of their god Berith where they had made a covenant with him, and from thence the place had taken its name, and it was exceeding strong.	46 και ηκουσαν παντες οι ανδρες πυργου σικιμων και εισηλθον εις το οχυρωμα οικου του βααλ διαθηκης
47 Abimelech also hearing that the men of the tower of Sichem were gathered together,	47 και απηγγελη τω αβιμελεχ οτι συνηχθησαν παντες οι ανδρες του πυργου σικιμων
48 Went up into mount Selmon he and all his people with him: and taking an axe, he cut down the bough of a tree, and laying it on his shoulder and carrying it, he said to his companions: What you see me do, do you out of hand.	48 και ανεβη αβιμελεχ εις ορος σελμων αυτος και πας ο λαος ο μετ' αυτου και ελαβεν αβιμελεχ αξινην εν τη χειρι αυτου και εκοψεν φορτιον ξυλων και ελαβεν αυτο και επεθηκεν επι τους ωμους αυτου και ειπεν προς τον λαον τον μετ' αυτου τι ειδετε με ποιουντα ταχεως ποιησατε ως και εγω
49 So they cut down boughs from the trees, every man as fast as he could, and followed their leader. And surrounding the fort they set it on fire: and so it came to pass that with the smoke and with the fire a thousand persons were killed, men and women together, of the inhabitants of the tower of Sichem.	49 και εκοψαν και αυτοι εκαστος φορτιον και ηραν και επορευθησαν οπισω αβιμελεχ και επεθηκαν επι το οχυρωμα και ενεπρησαν επ' αυτους το οχυρωμα εν πυρι και απεθανον παντες οι ανδρες πυργου σικιμων ωσει χιλιοι ανδρες και γυναικες
50 Then Abimelech departing from thence came to the town of Thebes, which he surrounded and besieged with his army.	50 και επορευθη αβιμελεχ εις θεβες και περιεκαθισεν επ' αυτην και προκατελαβετο αυτην
51 And there was in the midst of the city a high tower, to which both the men and the women were fled together, and all the princes of the city, and having shut and strongly barred the gate, they stood upon the battlements of the tower to defend themselves.	51 και πυργος ην οχυρος εν μεσω της πολεως και εφυγον εκει παντες οι ανδρες και αι γυναικες και παντες οι ηγουμενοι της πολεως και απεκλεισαν εφ' εαυτους και ανεβησαν επι το δωμα του πυργου
52 And Abimelech coming near the tower, fought stoutly: and approaching to the gate, endeavoured to set fire to it:	52 και ηλθεν αβιμελεχ εως του πυργου και εξεπολεμησαν αυτον και ηγγισεν αβιμελεχ εως της θυρας του πυργου εμπρησαι αυτον εν πυρι
53 And behold a certain woman casting a piece of a millstone from above, dashed it against the head of Abimelech, and broke his skull.	53 και ερριψεν γυνη μια κλασμα μυλου επι την κεφαλην αβιμελεχ και συνεθλασεν το κρανιον αυτου
54 And he called hastily to his armourbearer, and said to him: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest it should be said that I was slain by a woman. He did as he was commanded, and slew him.	54 και εβοησεν το ταχος προς το παιδαριον τον αιροντα τα σκευη αυτου και ειπεν αυτω σπασαι την μαχαιραν σου και θανατωσον με μηποτε ειπωσιν γυνη απεκτεινεν αυτον και εξεκεντησεν αυτον το παιδαριον αυτου και απεθανεν αβιμελεχ
55 And when he was dead, all the men of Israel that were with him, returned to their homes.	55 και ειδεν ανηρ ισραηλ οτι απεθανεν αβιμελεχ και απηλθον ανηρ εις τον τοπον αυτου
56 And God repaid the evil, that Abimelech had done against his father, killing his seventy brethren.	56 και απεστρεψεν ο θεος την κακιαν αβιμελεχ ην εποιησεν τω πατρι αυτου αποκτειναι τους εβδομηκοντα αδελφους αυτου
57 The Sichemites also were rewarded for what they had done, and the curse of Joatham the son of Jerobaal came upon them.	57 και πασαν κακιαν ανδρων σικιμων επεστρεψεν ο θεος εις την κεφαλην αυτων και επηλθεν επ' αυτους η καταρα ιωαθαμ του υιου ιεροβααλ